ASSET: Ninth Olympiad on theme "Dignity of Labour" on October 10, 2015

Ninth ASSET Olympiad

Dignity of Labour

Dear Heads of Institution / Individual Member,

It is a pleasure to inform you that ASSET is organizing the Ninth ASSET Olympiad on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at AKU-IED. The theme of the Olympiad is “Dignity of Labour”.

Dignity of Labour indicates that all types of work are respected equally, and no occupation is considered superior and no labour is undignified, rather different only. As society has progressed there has been a continuous struggle to give equal status to all forms of labour. However, to date there is still consistent stigma attached to labour, especially those who are attached to more manual forms of work. It is of course obvious that society is composed of human-beings but within each society we have different social systems where people are treated differently in accordance to one’s status/ labour. And this raised many questions about human dignity. Is human dignity tied to one’s status in society? Should dignity be tied to class and social status? And of course, what is the reason behind this social stratification? There are countless other ethical questions that we need to ask ourselves.

This Olympiad has been designed with the aim to explore the perception of children about the role of labour in society and the issues that they face. Through this platform, the participants (students and teachers) would be given an opportunity to learn and express what they feel about human dignity and their responsibility in society and to develop a positive, healthy and realistic attitude towards dignity of labour.

This event has been designed to ensure a stimulating experience for all the participants. The students will either prepare skits or make posters. Participating students will be briefed and facilitated in the preparation of posters/skit. Winning team members will be awarded shields and certificates. All the participating students and teachers will also get certificates.

The details of the programme are as follows:

08:30 a.m. - 09:00 a.m.	Registration
09:00 a.m. - 09:05 a.m.	Tilawat-i-Quraan-i-Pak
09:05 a.m. - 09:10 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction of the Guest Speaker
09:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Information session by Guest Speaker on the topic
10:0 0 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Information Session for teachers on the topic
	Time for students to prepare the posters/skits
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Tea Break
	Exhibition of the posters prepared by students
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Skits by Students
12:30 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.	Concluding the activities

Who should/can participate?

·         The contest is open to all schools of Pakistan.

·         Each school will be required to send one teacher and four students from Classes VIII to X.  

·         Two (2) students for poster competition and

·         Two (2) students for preparing and performing in skits.

Detail of the programme:

 All necessary stationary and work material will be provided by ASSET-PTAN

·                 Posters and Skits will be evaluated by panel of judges.

·                 The decision of the panel will be final and undisputed.

·                 Participants will be required to arrive latest by 8:30 a.m.

·                 Event will start at 9:00 a.m. sharp.

·                 The event will conclude at about 1:30 p.m.

Date and Venue:

The Ninth ASSET Olympiad will be held at Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) on Saturday, October 10, 2015.

Last date for registration:

·         Schools are requested to send in the duly completed registration form (attached) latest by Thursday, October 08, 2015.

·         The registration form must be completed in all respects and the names of the students nominated by the schools must be clearly spelled and presented in CAPITAL letters. The forms must be submitted along with the registration fee at PTAN Office, AKU-IED (Professional Teacher Associations Network c/o The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), 1-5/B-VII, F.B. Area, Karimabad, Karachi).

·         Tel: 021-36826991-4/ 36347611-4 (Ext.: 8554/8556).

     

     Registration Fee:

A token of Rs. 1,600/- (One thousand six hundred only) is payable as registration fee along with the registration form, either in cash or in the form of pay order to be made in the name of “The Aga Khan University”. We urge you to take part in this novel event and contribute in its success. Please feel free to contact PTAN Office if you have any query or require clarifications.

Looking forward to your continued support and cooperation

HEALTH session titled "Preventing Child Sexual Abuse" on Saturday, September 19, 2015

Dear Member,

                                                  

On behalf of HEALTH Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the HEALTH workshop to be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015. The details of the session are as follows:

Topic:                         Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Objectives:     By the end of this workshop the participants will be able to discuss:

·                     Examine the severity of the issue of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)

·                     Discuss the relevance of addressing issue of CSA in schools.

·                     Sensitize school teachers about the seriousness of the issue of CSA.

·                     Identify strategies to educate school children and parents about prevention of CSA.

Day/Date:       September 19, 2015

Time:              10:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.

Venue:            AKU-IED, Karimabad

Facilitators:    Ms Nausheen Salim

Facilitator profile

Nausheen Salim, Senior Instructor at AKUSONAM, has an expertise in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), affiliated with an NGO named Aahung that educates the population about SRHR matters. She has taken several sessions and workshop around topics of SRHR such Child Sexual Abuse, Adolescents’ Health, Domestic Violence, Women’s’ Health etc for health care providers, teachers, parents, and children. She is currently conducting studies in the field of SRHR.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, September 18, 2015, at registration@ptan.org or (36826991-4/36347611 Ext. 8554 / 8556), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

ASSET session titled "Celebrating Diversity" on Saturday, September 12, 2015

Dear Member,

This month ASSET is organizing an interactive session on “Celebrating Diversity”. The details are as follows:

Session’s objectives:

We reside in a culturally diverse world. Culture is a dominant factor that influences both our daily actions and the decisions we make. The understandings of culture and diversity are often restricted to its visible aspects like food, language, cloth and alike. The link between these visible components of culture and the non –visible features including ideas, belief, values and tradition is an important factor of the study.

• That session will take participants on a journey from introduction, to understanding and celebration of diversity.
• It help participants to draw connection between subjects taught to students and how the theme of celebrating diversity can be infused within them, and why?
• The methodology undertaking traverses from guided inquiry to investigation and finally concluding with reflection.

This event has been particularly designed to share the significance of inculcating diversity in classroom learning and discuss engaging methodologies with all the participants.

Date:                           Saturday, September 12, 2015

Time:                          9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Facilitator:                 Mr Ajay Pinjani (AKU-EB)

Venue:                        Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, Karimabad

Facilitator's profile

Mr. Ajay Pinjani did his bachelors in Political Science and International Relations with a High Honors from Middle East Technical University, Turkey. He attended Boston University, USA under a student exchange program. He completed his masters in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and was awarded Best International Student. He has also been an active member of dance and theatre groups during college years. As his masters’ thesis project, he undertook research in “Sindhi Sufi Poetry in contemporary Pakistan; meeting of tradition and modernity.” Presently, he is working as a Specialist, Teacher Development at The Aga Khan University Examination Board.

Please note that members will be allowed to attend the workshop only with prior confirmation

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, September 11, 2015 (by 04:00p.m.) at registration@ptan.org or call 021-36826991-94/36347611-14 Ext. 8554/8556, as this will facilitate us in organising the workshop effectively.

MAP session titled "The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator" on Saturday, September 19, 2015

Dear Member,

On behalf of MAP Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the MAP workshop to be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Details are as follows:

Title:                             “The Effective Use of Scientific Calculator”

Who should attend:    Teachers of SSC/HSC/ O&A Levels

Day/Date:                      Saturday/ September 19, 2015

Time:                             09:00a.m. to 01:00p.m.

Venue:                           AKU-IED, Karimabad

Facilitator:                    Ms Aqeel Farooq, Executive Committee Member

The purpose of this workshop is to provide hands-on training to teachers of Secondary/Higher Secondary Schools and O and A Level Schools to learn the effective use of Casio's latest EX Series of scientific calculators in teaching.

Due to limited resources and to ensure quality only a group of 40 participants will be accepted on first come first served basis. Further registration will be stopped once the workshop sitting is fully subscribed.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, September 17, 2015 by 12:00 noon at registration@ptan.org or PTAN Office (021-36826911-4/36347611-4 Ext. 8554/8556). Available seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the registration will be closed once the workshop has been fully subscribed.

Available seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the registration will be closed once the workshop has been fully subscribed.

Please note that no member will be allowed to attend the workshop without prior confirmation. This session is arranged on the request of members who missed the previous session.

We look forward to your active participation in the workshop

SAP session titled "Learn to use the Blend Tool to prepare students to meet the challenges of 21st Century" on Saturday, September 19, 2015

Dear Members,

On behalf of SAP Executive Committee, we would like to invite school teachers for an exclusive & unique academic session to be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015.

Topic: Learn to use the Blend Tool to prepare students to meet the challenges of 21^st Century

Objectives:     By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:  

    ·                     Develop an understanding about creative thinking/ thinking outside the box and critical thinking.

·                     Learn some strategies to enhance creative and critical thinking skills.

·                     Engage participants in learning to combine creative and critical thinking approaches.  

·                     Discuss the importance of creative thinking and critical thinking in daily life.

·                Reflect on their current practices and learn to integrate creative/critical thinking in their lessons.

Time:              9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  

Date:               Saturday, September 19, 2015

Venue:            Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development

Facilitator:     Ms. Kaneez Zainab, MSc (University of Karachi) Academic Coordinator at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School.

Please note that no member will be allowed to attend the workshop without prior confirmation

Facilitator’s Profile

Ms. Kaneez Zainab is currently working as an Academic Coordinator at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi. She has done masters in Science (Microbiology) from Karachi University. She has done 2 Advanced Diploma, one in Teaching Science and the other in Leadership and Management from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development. She has been associated with the field of education for past 15 years. She has been carrying out a variety of professional development activities which include conducting workshops, short courses during summer break, providing on-going classroom-based support to teachers, reviewing test papers, helping teachers preparing their lesson plans, developing teaching-learning materials, and importantly doing classroom teaching as well.

Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, September 17, 2015 (by 4:00 p.m.) at registration@ptan.org or call 36826991-4 / 36347611-4 Ext. 8554 / 8556, as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your participation!

SHADE session titled "Creative Collaboration, an Orientation for School Leaders" on Saturday, September 12, 2015

Creative Collaboration, an Orientation for School Leaders

Objectives:

Ø  Orient participants on creative collaboration.

Ø  Explain how creative collaboration helps in achieving learning outcome.

Ø  Provide hands-on activities for Creative Collaboration

Date:               Saturday, September 12, 2015

Timing:           9:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m.

Venue:            Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED)

Facilitator:       Ms Tehmina Maknojia

Time punctuality must be maintained.

Please note that no member will be allowed to attend the workshop without prior confirmation

Brief Intro of the Facilitator:

Ms Tehmina Maknojia is a Pakistani artist. She has completed her Bachelors in fine arts from Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. She demonstrates a history of excellent craftsmanship, aiming to make work that is interactive for everyone and not limited to gallery space.

She applies her skills to design and facilitate short and long-term arts workshops for teachers. Currently, she is working as art educator and freelance artist. She has participated in various exhibition and community based art projects. She has also worked as lead facilitator in various organizations and projects.

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, September 11, 2015 by 12:00 noon. at registration@ptan.org or call 36347611-14 /36826991-4, Ext. 8554 /8556, as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

We look forward to your participation!